title: Dimethyl 2-(4-methyl-benzyl-idene)malonate.
abstract: In the mol-ecule of the title compound, C13H14O4, the benzene ring forms dihedral angles of 18.60 (7) and 81.36 (8)° with the two arms of the malonate moiety. The crystal structure features C-H⋯O inter-actions, which form chains running parallel to the b axis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia ; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, PO Box 426, Ibrahimia 21321 Alexandria, Egypt.
authors.forename: Assem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barakat
authors.forename: Abdullah Mohammed
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Al-Majid
authors.forename: Yahia Nasser
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Mabkhot
authors.forename: M Iqbal
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Choudhary
authors.forename: Sammer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yousuf